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Woody Herman

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14

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Movies: 12Series: 3Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 585142

IMDb ID: nm0379234

Known for: Acting

Born: May 16, 1913

Died: October 29, 1987

Age: 74

Place of birth: Milwaukee, WI

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1938 - 2012

Years active: 75

Wikidata: Q349357

Also known as

Woodrow Charles Herman

Other jobs

Music (1)Original Music Composer (1)

Biography

Legendary clarinetist, composer ("At the Woodchoppers' Ball"), singer and bandleader (the Thundering Herd(s) ), educated at Marquette University. He was a clarinetist in the orchestras of Joey Lichter, Harry Sosnik, Gus Arnheim, and Indiana Jones, then formed his own orchestra, appearing in hotels, theatres and ballrooms. He toured Europe in 1954, Europe, and Latin America in 1958 (under the auspices of the US State Department), and made many records. Joining ASCAP in 1945, his chief musical collaborators included Chubby Jackson and Ralph Burns, and his other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "Apple Honey", "Goosey Gander", "Northwest Passage", "River Bed Blues", "Blues on Parade", "Blowin' Up a Storm", "Music by the Moon", "Early Autumn", "A Kiss Goodnight", "Your Father's Moustache", "Wild Root", "I Remember Duke", and "Misty Morning".

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